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A four-way melee fighting game is always going to draw comparisons to the granddaddy of the genre, Super Smash Bros. And on paper, Bounty Battle for the Nintendo Switch looks like it could have what it takes to compete in the space.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Terri Vellmann, Doseone Published By: Devolver Digital Composed By: Doseone Categories: Disc Dodger Release Date: 10.22.20 Run from the discs. Run into the discs. Gain powers and then run. Rinse. Repeat. Disc Room is this in…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Running With Scissors Published By: MD Games Publishing Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 10.16.20 You ever know a kid that’s always joking about violence, death, inflicting it on others, or just really off-color things? The super edgy one….
Continue readingI don’t know when exactly, but somewhere along the way movie tie-in games stopped being almost universally cheap cash grabs. I mean, sure, some still are, but a lot end up like today’s entry: Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition for the Nintendo Switch. Maybe it’s not the most original game on the planet, but it does an excellent job adapting its source material in a genre that maybe isn’t the most natural sell for most licensors.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wayforward Published By: Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment Categories: RPG Release Date: 11.03.20 Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia is possibly the most disappointing game I have played this year. It is in all intents and purposes a game that developer…
Continue readingDeveloped By: WayForward Categories: Adventure, Metroidvania Composer: Jake “Virt” Kaufman Release Date: 10.15.20 Almost exactly ten years ago, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, a game long in development was released for DSiWare, which at the time was Wayforward’s only feasible way to…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Aggro Crab Games Published By: Team17 Categories: Roguelike, Employment Release Date: 09.24.20 Going Under might hit a bit close to home for people who’ve ever had been in a “Toxic Positivity” kind of job. Higher ups push for…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Indoor Astronaut Published By: Daedalic Entertainment Categories: Multiplayer, Train Building, Co-Op Release Date: 09.23.20 Unrailed isn’t quite the deepest game, but I found myself having difficulty placing it down. Not once at any time that I failed in…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Megacat Studios Published By: Graffiti Games Categories: Platformer, Shooter, Eater Release Date: 08.13.20 Bite the Bullet is a gross game. Almost feels like something out of Troma at times gross. It’s ugly, it’s meaty, and disgusting. But that’s…
Continue readingThe developers have crafted bizarre and off-beat music combined with unpleasant creatures and used them to introduce an interesting title into the fray. Not a perfect storm, but very easily a must own for anyone looking to try something new.
Continue readingSnake is easily one of the most-copied games on the planet. There have to be hundreds of clones on mobile platforms alone. Today’s game, Snake King for the Nintendo Switch, throws its hat in the ring with what it hopes is an interesting new wrinkle to the formula. Unfortunately, interesting is not a word I’d use to describe Snake King.
Continue readingInertial Drift – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Level 91 EntertainmentPublished By: PQubeCategory: Arcade RacerRelease Date: September 11, 2020 The nineties played host to many arcade racing greats such as Sega Rally and Ridge Racer. Both series featured detailed 3D textured cars…
Continue readingCircuit DudeNintendo Switch Developed By : Jonathan HolmesPublished By : Sickhead GamesCategory : Puzzle, StrategyRelease Date : Sep 07, 2020 Puzzle games can be some of the simplest or the most complex games to hit any console, and that’s speaking…
Continue readingCelebrate the stealth killer soiree with Party Hard 2. Hamper the enjoyment of the filth of a city with multiple weapons, and an environment ripe for exploitation.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Hinterland Games Categories: Survival Release Date: 09.17.20 Lets get this out of the way, The Long Dark does a great job at being a hardcore survival game. The game really shows the care the developers put into it,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Hello There Games Published By: Wired Productions Categories: Rhythm Game Release Date: 9.8.20 Before playing AVICII Invector, I wasn’t a fan of AVICII’s music. After playing it, I’m not still not quite a fan of majority of the…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Rainbow Studio Published By: THQ Nordic Categories: Racing Release Date: 09.01.20 Rainbow Studio’s MX vs. ATV series is the one racing game franchise that refuses to die. I remember the first game fifteen years ago, thought it was…
Continue readingI love GI Joe. I had dozens – maybe even over a hundred – of their action figures growing up, and a couple dozen vehicles to boot. It’s hard to say whether GI Joe, TMNT, or the X-Men was the most important franchise of my childhood, but it’s neck-and-neck-and-neck between them. So, obviously, when GI Joe: Operation Blackout for the Nintendo Switch came up for selection in the Switch Effect’s review queue, I abused my position as second-most-senior-member-after-Mike to jump to the head of the line and snag it.
Continue readingGleamlight is kind of like Hollow Knight, only more colorful and slightly fae-steampunk. The first key difference, though, is the complete lack of narrative or instruction—I actually sat watching the little circle of illumination around a sword stuck in the ground for a minute when I first started the game, expecting some opening cinema, until I started realizing I was supposed to do something!
Continue readingMini Motor Racing X Nintendo Switch Developed By : The Binary Mill Published By : The Binary Mill Category : Racing, Arcade Release Date : Sep 17, 2020 Games as a whole have come a long way since the 8-bit…
Continue readingHere Be Dragons for the Nintendo Switch is a game I’m desperate to love for its charming visual style, original premise, and genuinely witty writing – but its gameplay keeps getting in the way.
Continue readingAt first glance, Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars for the Nintendo Switch gives off some pretty big 4X strategy game vibes. That’s a genre I happen to love on PC, but it’s proven tough to translate that interest to console.
Continue readingRollercoaster Tycoon 3 comes to the Nintendo Switch remaster and complete with the Soaked! and Wild! expansions.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Calappa Games, Nussoft Published By: Mastiff, Physicality Games (Physical) Categories: Fighting Game Release Date: 09.15.20 Have you ever dreamed of watching or even making a handful of crabs fight eachother? Well dream no more, as the aptly named…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kaizen Gameworks Published By: Fellow Traveller Composer: Barry “Epoch” Topping Categories: Visual Novel, Adventure, Investigation Release Date: 09.04.2020 I hate to use the term Style over Substance for a game. It seems to imply that there’s a real…
Continue readingSpinchNintendo Switch Developed By : Queen Bee GamesPublished By : Akupara GamesCategory : Platformer, Action, ArcadeRelease Date : Sep 03, 2020 All our lives we’re told to avoid judging books by their covers. But, as gamers, I’m pretty sure this…
Continue readingThe Tokyo Game Show is always good for a cheeky shmup announcement or two and with this year’s – all-digital – edition taking place from the 24th-27th of September, it seemed odds on that we’d have a pretty solid month…
Continue readingRon Perlman has had a career of playing with fire. In West of Dead he acts as the voice and narrator of the games main character, William Mason.
Continue readingDeveloper: SuperGiant Games Genre: Action, Roguelike Release Date: 09.17.20 Composer : Darren Korb Hades is the latest from SuperGiant, the Indie-Darling who previously developed games like Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre, all to widespread critical acclaim. Is Hades in the same…
Continue readingDeveloper: Moon Kid Publisher: Devolver Digital Categories: ? Release Date: 08.27.20 It’s hard to really place down the genre that Witcheye is in. It’s not quite a platformer, as there aren’t really platforms. You’re an eye, well a Witch’s eye,…
Continue readingDeveloper: ChinyKian Games Categories: Platformer Release Date: 08.27.20 Serious Scramblers is the kind of game I’d dub a “Bathroom Game”. To further explain that, it’s the kind of a game that is perfect for a quick bathroom break, pick up…
Continue readingOthercide for the Nintendo Switch is an interesting experiment in mixing together turn-based strategy games, roguelike elements, and an absolutely brutal difficulty curve. The results are frequently stunning, but just as frequently frustrating.
Continue readingAeolis Tournament – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Beyond Fun StudioPublished By: Beyond Fun StudioCategory: Party, MultiplayerRelease Date: July 23, 2020 It’s been said that most original ideas have been thought of already, so when a combination of existing ideas comes together…
Continue readingStrugglingNintendo Switch Developed By : Chasing Rats GamesPublished By : Frontier FoundryCategory : Puzzle, Platforming, PhysicsRelease Date : Aug 27, 2020 Puzzle games are just about everywhere nowadays. And with so many off-shooting sub-genres, it’s still surprising that there aren’t…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Caracal GamesPublished By: Ignition PublishingCategory: Platformer, ArcadeRelease Date: 09.08.20 OkunoKA Madness is a game brought to us by Caracal Games and Ignition Publishing. The title introduces us to KA, who tries to save his planet, to do this he will have to go…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Mografi Categories: Adventure Release Date: 08.26.20 Nothing ever happens in the small town of Arthurton. This is however, until the death, alleged murder of an esteemed man of the town. This is the story for the next installment…
Continue readingUnder the Jolly RogerNintendo Switch Developed By: Lion’s ShadePublished By: HeroCraftCategory: Adventure, Action, Role-Playing, Pirate SimRelease Date: 09.03.20 Today’s game, Under the Jolly Roger for the Nintendo Switch, was originally released a few years ago on Mobile and PC under…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Sumo Digital, Lucky Mountain Games Published By: Curve Digital Categories: Racing, Arcade Release Date: 09.10.20 In the sea of retro inspired games, it’s very rare to find games in the style of 3D Retro. You get a typhoon…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Thunder Lotus Games Categories: Adventure Release Date: 08.18.20 With all of the violent games that are released, or even that I review, it’s very refreshing to play games that are not only non-violent, but also more focused on…
Continue readingManifold GardenNintendo Switch Developed By : William Chyr StudioPublished By : William Chyr StudioCategory : Adventure, PuzzleRelease Date : Aug 18, 2020 There are many different elements to all the games that we play. Many of these elements can draw…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Metronomik Published By: Sold Out Categories: Action, Rhythm Release Date: 08.25.2020 It’s hard to place down in words how much I love this game. Just near every facet of No Straight Roads brings joy to me and while…
Continue readingIt’s not often that you come across a game that does as little to distinguish itself as Tiny Racer for the Nintendo Switch. While I generally tend to enjoy spending a little bit of time with smaller, indie arcade racing games, Tiny Racer offers so little in the way of polish or even basic competency that it was difficult to find anything about which to be positive.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kadokawa Corporation Published By: Nippon Ichi Software America Categories: RPG, Creator Tool Release Date: 09.08.2020 It’s rather difficult to decide on how to review something like RPG Maker MV. It’s not really a game, but a tool. While…
Continue readingContrary to what you might be thinking if you’re looking at Nintendo focused social media today (3rd Sept), Mario is not the only game on Switch at the moment (although the idea of a Mario Galaxy themed shmup definitely ought…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Ovid Works Published By: All In! Games Categories: Adventure, First Person Release Date: 08.12.20 You wake up after a long night of partying with a strongest of hangovers, slowly you realize rooms are full of giant furniture. Then…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Finish Line Games Published By: Modus Games Categories: Adventure, Action, Platformer Release Date: 08.04.20 I’ve always had a bit of a love for videogames about controlling a marble like Marble Madness or Kororinpa. Nice little physics based puzzle…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Atmos Games Published By: Serenity Forge Categories: Adventure Release Date: 07.16.20 NeverSong seems to be full of childlike wonder and imagination. A city full of kids with silly names and colorful language, adults are all missing and seen…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Crackshell Published By: Blitworks Categories: Roguelike, RPG, Retro Release Date: 07.30.20 Do you like Diablo or the Gauntlet series? Heroes of Hammerwatch might be up your alley then. Dungeon crawling, large, almost absurd hordes of enemies, loot, loot,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: CreamativePublished By: CreamativeCategory: Arcade Beat’em UpRelease Date: 08.06.20 Clan N is an up to four player couch co-op indie Arcade style Beat’em up game that combines the classic arcade game with today’s modern fighters. With a fast-paced nature, you must dodge,…
Continue readingAgeless for the Nintendo Switch is a puzzle-platformer from Malaysian developer One More Dream Studios that has drawn comparisons to crazy-popular indie sensation Celeste from several sources I have seen, mostly due to the similarity of the two games’ genre and graphical style.
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